Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-07
GEORGIA.


GEORGIA.
Parker. Peacock & Co.. of Haw kins- |
VILE, are putting in lot of new machin. |
cry and otherwise greatly improving the |
barrel factory.
The ladies' of Griffin are making up
tund for the aid of orphan children who /
buffered by the burning OF the BIB Or ,
phans' Home Saturday night.
G. W. Cox. of Kennesaw. on a One-hOrse /
farm. made asst year $500 worth OF cotton,
800 bushels OF corn, 80 bushels ofpOtatoes
and raised $40 pounds of pork.
"Buck" Heard, the newsboy of the
Athens branch, is probably the smallest
man of his age in the State. He ia 80
inches tall, weighs So pounds and will be
81 years of sge in May next.
The names Of the following gentlemen
have been suggested for Aldermanic hon.
ors at Hawkinsville for the ensuing year:
]. X. p. Ham, d. G. Fitch, B. NJ annheim,
II. NJ. Bozeman, B. Bell, T. II. Bridges
and G. F. Roden.
Joe =. Ellis, of Houston, has just CON-
menced hauling in his last years cotton
crop-i02 bales. He stands among the
independent and prosperous farmers who
are able to handle their products to suit
themselves, and who are not at the mercy
Of creditors.
Brunswe Herald: 1t is said that no
pne witt bSAppointe& to hold the bond
Election st saturday. In thiSway 1t is
proposed ignore what has been He
Eally doue. Judge Symmes spoke against
Issuing the bonds at mass meeting a
aight or two ago.
The negroes on the place of A. c.
st0yall, OF Ebert county, had frolc one
aight during Christmas, and some OF
hem getting into fuss Mr.. James
itoValI went out to quiet the disturbance,
when one of the negroes cut him in the
ace and back with q knife. The wounds
ire not considered dangerous, and he will
ecoVer.
J. d. Stetson, of Hawkinsville, is the
happy possessor OF some old and cherished
documents. He has a very interesting
etter which was written to his mother in
Boston in 1928 by a friend or relative re-
ndiug in Elizabeth City, N. q. He also
las his fathers church letter, which was
ssued by the Lowell Mass Baptist
Church, June %, 1927.
On Dec. % Rev. Robert Baber, OF Mari
ltta, assisted some ladies on the Pullman
passenger tram, which passes Marietta
about O'Clock. Before he could get of
Ihe train commenced moving. and he fell
10 the ground and was knocked insensi-
Die. He was found in that condition some
lime atterward and carried home, where
he has been confined ever since, owing to
he injuries received,
A party of five Indians passed through
Atlanta Wednesday en- route to the In
liam reservation in the Territory. They
we're attired in full warrior costume, less
he paint. They were from Mobile,
having severed their connections with
show of which they had been one of the
eeding attractions tor some time past.
During their short stay at the Union pas
lenger depot the warriors attracted much
attention, which seemed to please them
sreatlY.
William Turner, of the penitentiary
lystem, reached Atlanta Wednesday
light with a family OF four-mother,
laughter and two sons-all OF whom are
going TO the Dade coal mines. The family
ire known by the name of Coleman, and
hey go up from Randolph county. The
mother and daughter will serve six years
zach, one boy will serve ten and the other
iiXteen years. In November last these
Coleman boys became involved in diff
tculty with white man named Craig.
pne Of the boys was killed, and later,
when an attempt was made TO arrest the
lther two, the entire family resisted and
hot at the officers.
At Augusta a most dastardly attack
vas made Tuesday night by a burly ne
FRO upon young girl of about 10 years OF
lge. The parents of the child went out,
eaving only young boy at hope with
etere s0U %itn pistol f9 nssrSG
or the child with fiendish inhttssSS o, and
nut for gentlemen passing, who N1h at
racted by the cries of the child, hex. Id
lave accomplished his heinous puf 9.
The negro escaped through a windA
ipon hearing the approach of the gentf
nen. The police Wednesday arrested l.
CrtrNr oaA 20 h., . IA
The drought which now prevails at Ca
nilla IS evidence that prohibition can
lrohibit when enforcement OF the law is
the hands OF men who mean to do their
luty. At the dying hour of the old year
be dingy shutters were put up and the
ed lights were extiIguished of the last
larroom in the tow(% The scene on New
Tears day, as thefOVper stood around the
losed doors recalNlk the glorious drunks
4 the past, were picturesque. One old
= oper, as he turned sorrOwfully away
aid: "Wall, I've drank old red LIQUOR
Or all she's wuth, but reckon it's better
Or SallIe and the chillun the way it is.D
There is an old man in Baldwin county
rho, during the war, was independently
ich. He was the owner OF a large num-
Ter of slaves and was always kind to
hem, The war liberated his slaves, and
lfter the war, through force of circum-
tances over which he had no control, he
vas reduced TO want and poverty, and
fterward lost his eyesight. Two Of his
primer faithful slaves ,Rsr9' - hen doing
Vell, and by honest dSns .fSs lad accu.
iulated lot Of property and gained
redit to be envied. These two faithful
ervants went TO the relief OF their unfor-
innate master, and have now for seyeral1
ears been giving him good supports
Wednesday they went to the bank ~
rev out 500, to be laid aside for theS
lan's benefit. Such affection betv
lave and master rarely exists. Both
he men declare that their old me-
hall never suffer as long as theu
i've him support. ~
Six white South Carolina fax
assed through Atlanta WednegtiaC
beir way TO Little Rock, Ark. They WElI
ccompanied by four colored NhilfK
When asked regarding their intenyie ~
hey stated that they were seeking a M
eld for planting operations in the wa T.
they have had held out 10 them goodI y
.ucements to locate not far from II
took. In answer TO a question as 10 ~, !
hey quilted South Carolina, they sajtSsi
For number OF reasons. AS tileE, 81
he SOIL, we have not been able TO maka az
living. We have worked hard and .a4sz
loorer every year. For the lask .tbI1S
ears crops have been short, {issto,SI
utgtNa araA saNnsL